"CHRIST, OUR HOPE"

Recently Pope Benedict XVI visited the United States of America. The theme of his visit was "Christ, our Hope." This was a prophetic call to the USA and to the world to "fix [our] eyes on Jesus" (Heb 3:1), our "Hope of glory" (Col 1:27).

So many people place their hope in better education, government programs, improved technology, a cleaner environment, a higher income, improved health, etc. Placing our hope in worldly circumstances, no matter how good, will ultimately leave us disappointed (compare Rm 5:5), for "the world as we know it is passing away" (1 Cor 7:31).

As Pope Benedict XVI proclaimed, Jesus Christ is our Hope. As Father Al Lauer, founder and longtime author of One Bread, One Body, often wrote on these pages, Jesus is our Hope, and the only Hope we need. Jesus is our Hope of finding God the Father, because no one comes to the Father except through Him (Jn 14:6).

So many people are "without hope and without God in the world" (Eph 2:12). They need Jesus, Who is Hope incarnate. With Pope Benedict, proclaim to a hopeless world that Jesus is our Hope.

Praise: Pope St. Pius V was pope for only six years, but was used by God as a great reformer of the Church. He established CCD classes to instruct youth.

(This teaching was submitted by a member of our editorial team.)(Because Christ is our Hope, Presentation Ministries was founded to spread the Good News. Through retreats, the Bible Institute, and this publication, we offer the world the truth. In return, we need your help to build and maintain our office and retreat center. Call 937-587-5464 to find how your time, treasure, and talent can benefit the Kingdom of God through the work of Presentation Ministries.)

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